Elementary Catholic-Friendly Resources

Curriculum and resources for middle to high school. These six mothers have been sharing their wisdom and resources with homeschooling families for over ten years. Christian-based curriculum.

CLRC's goal is not to be a school with our own curriculum but to be a portal that connects great teachers and valuable courses to homeschooling parents. Our desire is to serve, bringing together resources that would be sufficient not just for one school but for several, so that we can serve a variety of homeschooling needs.

The cornerstone of our PE program emphasizes Fun, Fitness, and Friendship. EMH offers a higher standard of instruction by providing a comprehensive physical education program that encourages students to live active lifestyles and build healthy habits. We begin with activities that are suited to the student's strengths then gradually add variety to the lesson and increase the level of difficulty. Levels K-12.

The original and largest homeschool bookstore and resource center in California offering an extensive array of products and services, both secular and faith-based. Includes an online Learning Style Assessment Tool.

Turn reluctant readers into voracious readers while learning history! Author Joe Giorello wrote the first book to help his son fall in love with reading. Parents may use the lesson plans alongside these books to provide a complete literature and history curriculum. Your sons will be engaged by true stories of courage, strategy, and survival, through fast-paced chapters, historic photographs, maps, cliffhangers, and zero boring filler.

History Through the Ages hands-on materials of timelines, maps, and Lap Books™ from a Christian perspective. (My boys thoroughly enjoy filling in their timeline journal each year!) Catholic Parents should be aware some minor edits may be needed to ensure a faithfully Catholic experience for their children.

The Math-U-See Curriculum is a complete and comprehensive K–12 math curriculum. Each level concentrates on a specific set of skills, while continuously reviewing and integrating topics and concepts presented in previous levels. By using tools such as videos, manipulatives, and other resources, the curriculum is designed to appeal to all types of learners.

Educational products, curriculum, books, kits, games, planners & organizational aids, etc., all at low prices from one of the largest home school suppliers. Several product lines are Protestant but not be Catholic-friendly. Good resource for basic homeschooling materials, manipulatives, tools, etc.

Teach to the Text offers live, asynchronous, and independent study courses for homeschooled students and lifelong learners in Grades 6-12. Most writing courses are secular, while most literature courses are taught from a Christian worldview, grounded in the teachings of the Catholic Church.

These beautiful resources are created by a homeschool mother, "providing simple, beautiful, educational materials so your children's education can be simple and beautiful too." Perfect for all educational models including Traditional, Classical, Charlotte Mason, Unit Studies, Unschooling, Eclectic and Public Education.

Aaron Ezis (1967-2004) created the American Literature website in 1997 to share his love of literature with people around the world. He built it page-by-page, adding "A Chapter A Day" to the American Literature Library. Categories are by genre and grade level, with a plethora of resources for teachers and parents - comp guides, homeschooling aids, etc.

Cottage Press Language Arts curriculum combines a classical approach and the practices of Charlotte Mason to equip students and teachers to lead lives well-read. Every lesson at every level in Cottage Press Language Arts provides students and teachers with principles and practice in three essential components of invention, arrangement, and elocution.

EIW is a student-centered, non-parent intensive, "doable" complete language arts program for grades 1-12. Literature courses are available for grade 7-12. All courses include an instructional video, a textbook/workbook, and Alternative Instructional Strategies for struggling students. Placement tests, assessments, and grading rubrics are included. Scoring services are available for a low additional cost.

One of the best online collections of classic literature for children...Our library of books to read online includes hundreds of titles in a wide variety of genres, with special emphasis on history, literature, and natural history. In addition to the thousands of stories we make available to you, we now offer a collection of over 2500 poems.

Hillsdale College’s K-12 curriculum is content-rich, balanced, and strong, with an emphasis upon the four core disciplines of math, science, literature, and history, and attention to music, art, physical education, and foreign languages. Signup for information on their future complete Homeschool Curriculum plan.

Our mission is to equip parents with methods and materials which will aid them in training their students to become confident and competent communicators. Using the four language arts - listening, speaking, reading, and writing - IEW methods have been proven to be effective for students of all ages and levels of ability, including those who are gifted or have special needs.

Classically-inspired low-prep, story-based materials that go beyond worksheets, offering thoughtful support for teaching technical subjects like physics, chemistry, and biology with elegance, clarity, and depth. Highly affordable lesson packets and free resources available.

Specializing in classical curriculum and live classes in a variety of subjects, including Rhetoric, Classics, Calculus, Latin, History, Civics, and many more. Courses are crafted to delight both students and their parents. One of the better Catholic-friendly, Protestant resources I've found.

"These fantastic courses were designed specifically for homeschoolers in order to solve some of the issues that make math challenging for them. The courses are great for independent study since they are easy for students to use on their own, they require no work on the part of parents, and they are relatively inexpensive...The TT series is a college-prep curriculum even though it is not as rigorous as some other courses."

Do you want to add Nature, Beauty, and Poetry to your Children's Days? In the early years, children learn best by hands-on experience. Words mean little to those who have not yet experienced the sights, sounds, smells, and feelings those words represent. Daily Calendar, Book Lists, Parent-Aides, and so much more!

CenterForLit is an online community for Lit lovers and their students, now offering curriculum, online classes, and parent-teacher support networks, all dedicated to helping readers understand and revel in the beauty of classic books. The world’s great literature contains the wisdom of the ages – a treasure worth seeking.

Online live courses for home educators from a Christian perspective. Academic and Enrichment classes spark creativity and fellowship, nurturing both minds and hearts through excellent live online teaching and genuine connection. Our courses provide the structure, challenge, and support that learners need to thrive.

Have you always wanted to read the Great Books? With the EIL curriculum, you and your student can enjoy reading, understanding, and analyzing the greatest literature of all time. These challenging, self-directed courses introduce students to full-length great literature in its historical context, while developing skills in writing and literary analysis. Created by a veteran homeschooling mother.

Discover lesson plans, curriculum resources, and activities for students in Art, Architecture, Language Arts, Science, History, and more.

Parents should carefully research each plan prior to using to ensure there are no anti-Christian sentiments.

This is the best Astronomy program, good for a complete year of K-8. (A High School version is also available.) Enjoy 28 jam-packed lessons as you and your students tour the solar system at light speed, ride alongside comets with our spacecraft, dodge meteors, discover the height and depth of the universe; explore Pluto, the Ice Giants, the Gas Giants, Mars, the Sun and Moon.

Integrated learning incorporates spelling, reading, vocabulary, grammar, writing, penmanship, and phonics in the same lesson, instead of being taught each skill in isolation and then filling in workbook pages. Reading real books instead of basal stories makes reading more attractive to students and creates an appreciation of literature that enriches their lives and encourages critical thinking skills. Grades 1-8 include a Teacher’s Book written in a conversational format, making it easy to use with little or no preparation time for the teacher and a Student Activity Book that provides practical language arts examples to enhance learning.

Joyful math for all! Nicole the Math Lady offers engaging teaching videos and online grading services to make math simple and easy for you. Her animated teaching style turns the rigorous Saxon Math curriculum into something that’s fun and exciting for your child. Singapore Math coming soon!

Charlotte Mason-inspired study and conversation guides created by a homeschooling mother! These downloadable pdf guides include everything you need to study and participate in art, music and poetry with the whole family. History guides, special bundles for Dads, and much more, are all brought to life through the study of the artistic elements.

Chad Stewart is a former Disney animator on such films as Tarzan and The Emperer's New Groove. He and his wife have been lifelong homeschoolers to their 4 daughters, and 4 adopted sons from Liberia, West Africa. He was inspired by his own homeschooling experience to share his knowledge of animation with other kids and thus, The Animation Course was borne.